Gou'er

Gou'er (22 May 907-) was a commander of Naiman Chala's rebel forces during his uprising against King Liang Yong of Liang Liao in 940-941 AD. In July 941, he wounded Yong with a spear to the head at the Battle of Uvs, and, when the battle continued into August, Yong tried to charge Gou'er after spotting him cowering behind his men. Gou'er again wounded Yong, who swore to slay him eventually. On 22 October 941, at the Battle of Abakan, Gou'er and his men slaughtered all of Yong's bodyguards, but Yong proceeded to attack Gou'er and sever his head with his axe, winning the duel and putting an end to the rivalry. However, Yong's wounds sustained in the fight with Gou'er and in an ensuing ambush would lead to his death as a maimed cripple in 943.